Volunteer tree-planting festivities

Posted 2011/12/21 12:04

Many thanks to the hardy locals who joined us to plant some new
trees yesterday - 24 x cherry plums (Prunus cerasifera) at
the rear of the Paddies, and 6 silver
birches (Betula pendula) at the foot of the Meadow, to counteract the exposure
caused by Brantwood's recent felling of their
mature woodland on our boundary.
Luckily, the rain only started once we were all safely back indoors
consuming our festive lunch.

Comment by Sally Beamish, Estate Manager, The Brantwood Trust on 2012-01-03 12:09:56
Karen,
Can I add flesh to your comment? “Brantwood's recent felling of their mature woodland on our boundary”, is being undertaken in order to perpetuate the long-term viability of this ancient, semi-natural wood. Begun in 1998, the work has involved re-cutting of the vastly over-mature ‘stored’ oak coppice-stools that were felling themselves with the weight of their multi-stemmed growth. This work is part of a whole estate Woodland Improvement Grant Scheme, but, at your request we have, currently, retained an edge of mature oaks on our shared boundary, subject to their continuing health and the risk to the deer fence beneath them.
The re-growing coppice in this wood is now ready to begin harvesting again and may, in fact, provide materials for your forthcoming workshop with Charlie Whinney.
Comment by Karen Guthrie on 2012-01-04 14:21:04
Thanks for this interesting information Sally! Lots of the volunteers asked me why it was being done and I couldn't give them much information so this is a real help.